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distinct as has been the case with the purple and changeable 

 white, and the rose and buff varieties, which are similarly 

 circumstanced. The style of flowering in both has some 

 affinity to that of the purple, but still they are so different in 

 colour that they cannot be mistaken for the older sort by the 

 most inexperienced, for the dark colour of the inside of the 

 florets of the purple, and the grayish hue of their backs will 

 always distinguish it. The stems of this kind are not particu- 

 larly tall, they grow stiff, and throw out their branches more 

 horizontally than other kinds, and these branches are in most 

 cases terminated with a single flower. The blossoms expand 

 soon after those of the preceding kind, and have a mild scent 

 of Chamomile. The florets are a light reddish purple, and 

 the colour on both sides is similar, those in the centre of the 

 flower being somewhat darker. The expansion of the whole 

 flower is two inches and a half or more. The florets, though 

 slightly quilled at their base, are flatly opened the greater 

 part of their length, and as seen in the flower appear entirely 

 expanded ; the expansion of its florets is the distinguishing 

 mark between this and the next variety ; the florets are nu- 

 merous, and He tolerably regularly over each other, very much 

 in the manner of the Rose Chrysanthemum, except that 

 they expand more, are wider extended, and lie flatter ; 

 this kind is also occasionally inclined to shew some disc 

 in the centre of the flower, which is never observable in 

 the Rose. The inner florets are considerably shorter than 

 the outer, and consequently the whole are exhibited in 

 the front views of the flower. The leaves are a dull pale 

 green, deeply cut, broad, and short in proportion to their 

 breadth ; their serratures are very irregular, some being 



